The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 8, 2073
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
7:42 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.58° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.27° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.